Rubio, en route to Qatar, warns of ‘short window’ to secure Gaza ceasefire

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hails Qatar for mediation in the wake of Israel’s brazen attack in Doha.

By Edna Mohamed, AFP and Reuters

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United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told reporters that Qatar is the only country to mediate an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, as he departed Israel on his way to the Qatari capital, where Gulf states on Monday pledged to activate the joint defence pact as Arab and Islamic leaders stood in solidarity following Israel’s brazen attack on the Hamas leadership inside the country.

Rubio, en route to Qatar, warns of ‘short window’ to secure Gaza ceasefire

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